Mandibular Reconstruction Using Fresh Frozen Bone Allograft After Conservative Enucleation of a Mandibular Odontogenic Myxoma

• DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31824dbff6
• Publication Date: 2012-05-05T15:20:24Z
• Authors: Massimo Albanese; Pier Francesco No...; Andrea Fior; Alberto Rizzato; Maria Giulia Cris...; Guido Sancassani; Pasquale Procacci
• Keywords: Odontogenic myxoma

The purpose of this article was to report the clinical, radiographic, and histological findings about a case young woman affected by mandibular odontogenic myxoma. Conservative tumor resection followed immediate reconstructive treatment using fresh-frozen human bone graft, instead autologous as material for regeneration. Odontogenic myxoma, according World Health Organization, is classified benign mesenchymal origin whether or not containing epithelium. Radiological examination lesion confirmed presence an which 21.2 mm high 47.6 long; underwent biopsy evaluation before enucleation. According literature with aim patient free disease, conservative enucleation performed. residual defect filled allograft. At 6 months after surgery, no evidence major complications observed; computed tomography scan revealed effective regeneration through grafted area. use allograft, thanks its osteoinductive osteoconductive properties, may represent optional choice reconstruction defects jaw removal.